Measuring-stick.



M. l- ZOFNES'S.

MEASURING STICK.

APPLICATION FILED NOV-24. 1914.

Patented June 15, 1915.

llllllllllllll lll'llll Witnesses Attorneys THE NORRIS PETERS C0,.PHOTO-LITHO.. WASHINGTON. D. C,

a re 4i MEASURING-STICK.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 15, 1915.

Application filed November 24, 1914. Serial No. 873,757.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, MARTIN I. ZOFNESS, a citizen of the United States,residing at Bartlesville, in the county of Washington and State ofOklahoma, have invented a new and useful Measuring-Stick, of which thefollowing is a specification. I

The device forming the subject matter of this application is adapted tobeemployed for the purpose of taking measurements to determine thelength of the inside seam of a pair of trousers from the crotchdownwardly.

The invention aims to provide novel means for operatively connecting theupright and the cross arm for relative movement and for holding themagainst'movement.

With the above and other objects in view which will appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention resides in the combination andarrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafterdescribed and claimed, it being understood that changes in the preciseembodiment of the invention herein disclosed can be made within thescope of what is claimed without departing from the spirit of theinvention.

In the accompanying drawing:Figure 1 shows the invention in frontelevation; Fig.

- 2 is a fragmental rear elevation, parts being broken away; Fig. 3 is asection on the line 33 of Fig. 2; Fig. 4. is a section on the line al--1 of Fig. 2.

In carrying out the present invention there is provided an upright 1 anda cross arm 2. The upright 1 is graduated as shown at 3, and if desiredthe cross arm 2 may be graduated as shown at 4. The graduations 4,however, are of minor importance and they may be omitted if desired.

Attached to the cross arm 2 as clearly shown in Fig. 2 is a guide 5having feet 6 which bear upon one side face of the cross arm 2. The feet6 of the guide 5 are connected with the cross arm 2 by means of securingelements 7 of any desired sort. It is within the contour of the guide 5that the upright 1 moves vertically.

In one of its edges, the upright 2 is pro vided with a plurality ofteeth 9. Upon the guide 5 is formed an integral lip. 8, adapted to beengaged between any of the teeth 9. As clearly shown in Fig. 3, theupright 1 is capable of transverse movement within the guide 5, to theend that the lip 8 may be disposed in and out of engagement with theteeth 9, it being obvious that the lip must be disengaged from the teethwhen the upright 1 is raised or lowered.

Fixed to one of the feet 6 of the guide 5 is a U-shaped standard 10 heldin place by a securing element 11. The standard 10 carries a pivotelement 12 supporting a latch lever 14 having a head 15 adapted to enteran opening 16 in the guide 5, the head 15 being beveled along one edgeas shown at 17 to engage with one edge of the upright 1. A spring 18 isheld at one end by the securing element 11 and the other end of thespring 18 bears against the latch lever 1 1 to one side of the pivotelement 12 so as to maintain the beveled head 15 normally in theposition shown in Fig. 3 of the drawings.

In practical operation, the cross arm a is placed in the crotch, and thelever 14: is pressed, so as to withdraw the head 15 from engagement withthe upright 1. Thereupon the upright 1 may he slid transversely untilthe lip 8 no longer is engaged between certain of the teeth 9. Then theupright 1 is slid downwardly in the guide 5 to the de sired extent anduntil the length of the inseam of the trouser leg has been determined.Then, the latch leverla is released. The beveled head 15 enters theopening 16 and engages one edge of the upright l, the upright 1 beingcrowded laterally until the lip 8 passes between certain of the teeth 9.Thus, by a single operation, namely the release of the lever 4, theupright l is moved transversely and is interlocked with the cross arm 2.

It is to be observed that one wall 50 of the guide 5 coacts with theteeth carrying edge of the upright l to dispose the cross arm 2 at rightangles to the upright, the lip 8 constituting a part of the wall 50.

Although the structure hereinbefore described has been mentioned as ofuse in determining the length of trouser legs from the crotchdownwardly, it is obvious that the structure may be employed for otherpurposes, such as determining waist lengths.

Having thus described the invention,what is claimed is 1. In a device ofthe class described, an upright; an arm disposed transversely of theupright; a guide on the arm and receiving the upright; and a movablemember pivoted on the arm, the movable member having a head which enterswithin the contour the upright being movable in the guide 1ongitudinallyof the arm to disengage the lip from the teeth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto affixedmy signature in the presence of two witnesses.

MARTIN I. ZOFNESS.

Witnesses WV. F. SKAER, JAMES J. Zornnss.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. c.

